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    Was at my lesson today and my instructor showed me a peg winder made specifically for mandolins. It had a URL on it for www.bluegrasspilots.com, but it appears that website is down, and from further searching, possibly defunct. I've seen one offered by Elderly that is made out of hardwoods, but $25.00 seems a bit pricey. The only other one I've seen is the Planet Waves one that works on Guitars, Mandos, etc.

    Does anyone have any suggestions for inexpensive mandolin peg winders?
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    Cumberland acoustics has nice wooden winders, buy thru Elderly , other dealers or direct.
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    Here are two threads on the subject. My favorite is still this one. I took a guitar winder, cut a chunk out fo the middle and superglued it back together. I'm cheap.



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    .... I took a guitar winder, cut a chunk out fo the middle and superglued it back together

    Thus creating the new JoP brand of string/peg winder.

    I have a winder (Planet waves I think )that purportedly fits guitar, b#nj*, Mandolin - but the larger head required to also fit guitar tuners leads to unwieldiness when trying to squeeze between the Mando pegs.

    Mike's idea seems a superb option- especially if you don't need a winder for larger pegs.

    "Cheapness" often leads to ingenuity - cool idea Mike.

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    Mike, I bow to the search king. I tried searching on winders, but came up with nothing. I even made sure I check the "older than this month" button. I didn't think about modding a cheap, plastic guitar winder. I can do a "Jop brand" winder! Thanks for that.
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    The DUNLOP Turbotune is a really good peg winder that has two slots,the smallest being perfect for the standard Mandolin tuner buttons, the head is nice & small as well so it winds without fouling the other pegs,
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    If you want a cool one that comes up once an awhile...Look for a Dude peg winder...

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    Quote Originally Posted by (MikeEdgerton @ June 22 2008, 00:57)
    Here are two threads on the subject. My favorite is still this one. I took a guitar winder, cut a chunk out fo the middle and superglued it back together. I'm cheap.
    WHY didn't I think out that?

    Thats a cool idea Mike THANKS!

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    I got the above referenced Dunlop Turbotuner The smaller head will fit mando buttons well. I particularly like the head removes from the handle and can be used with a low powered screw driver. I use it for quick string removal and quick string tightening. Then go by hand for the last bits.

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    I will add my recommendation to the Dunlop TurboTune. I'm glad they are back on the market. There was a while when they weren't available. Three things I really like about it:
    1. The socket head detaches to go on an electric screwdriver. This makes string changing a lot easier. But with the handle in place, it still works great as a "manual" winder.
    2. The outside of the head is round, so it can't "bump' adjacent tuner buttons if the socket accidentally gets off center.
    3. The inside of the head is multi-faceted for different sized tuner buttons. The small facet works great for mando-Schallers, while the next larger one works well for guitars and mando-Grovers.

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    Thanks everyone for your input. I think may get a turbo tuner, plus make a few, cheap "Jop"s just to have around.
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    I keep a jop in my case.
    "It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
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    I use a Planet Waves string cutter/ peg winder: solves all the major string-change tools needs at once. Shaped like a +, the socket for the winder accepts guitar-sized pegs one way and mando-sized the other. Best of all, the string cutter is covered by a plastic hood so that you don't accidentally ding the headstock--you feed the string end through a hole and snip where desired. (Works like a covered bypass pruner.)
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    AW Geez Mike, I would have never thought of that one! Sheer,(Shear?) genuis. What other little tricks are up your sleeve?
    Dare I say it? You are the cutting edge in winder modifiers!
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    I use a D'Addario, it has two slot sizes and a string clipper.

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    When Scottys first came out, I chopped one thus:



    The replacement end was a fat large pick, and CA did the job.

    Dunlop and D'Addario both make stringwinders with two slots at 90 degrees to one another. One fits mandolin and small buttons, the other fits bigger ones. Both work fine.

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    Herco made one of those back in the 70's. Guess I'm starting to show my age, scary.
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